NO ACCESS: Billy Bush appears to be headed for the exits at NBC. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the “Today” show anchor’s departure from the network could be finalized in the next several days in the wake of the release of a video of Mr. Bush engaging in a lewd conversation with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The video, which was recorded when he was co-host of NBC’s “Access Hollywood” in 2005, showed him egging on Mr. Trump as he discussed failed efforts to have sex with Mr. Bush’s co-host Nancy O’Dell, among other vulgarities. Mr. Bush apologized for the remarks, but as The Hollywood Reporter noted, high-profile publicists have been making clear to NBC that they do not want their clients interviewed by Mr. Bush. One staffer told CNN that Mr. Bush’s removal may not be a difficult call because the new anchor “isn’t really a part of the ‘Today’ show family yet.” An NBC News spokeswoman declined to comment about whether Mr. Bush is leaving.

BRAND TRUMP: Speaking of the election, will the Trump brand name, upon which the businessman has set up his entire empire, take a significant hit should Mr. Trump lose and head back into the business world? Mr. Trump’s name adorns his various holdings of hotels and golf courses. Attaching that moniker to any product increased its perceived value by 20% to 37% in 2015 (and as much as 43% in June 2016), according to research firm Brand Keys. But as CMO Today reports, a new Brand Keys study says Mr. Trump’s brand value has dropped after the emergence of the “Access Hollywood” video. His “TV and entertainment” added value fell 13 percentage points, for instance, according to the survey. The video has already hurt Mr. Trump in the polls and among some Republican officials, but the survey raises the prospect it may impact his future business endeavors (a Trump TV network is a popular theory, should he lose). Despite the survey, some suggest that if this election has proven anything, it’s that Mr. Trump’s brand is Teflon-coated.

WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS: The FCC announced Tuesday that Comcast would pay $2.3 million to settle an investigation into whether the cable company wrongfully charged people for equipment and services they never ordered through a prohibited maneuver called “negative option billing,” WSJ reports. Though a drop in the bucket for Comcast and far less than the $105 million fine the government leveled on AT&T in 2014, it is the largest civil penalty assessed from a cable operator by the FCC. Comcast said that while the investigation found no intentional wrongdoing, “our customer service should have been better and our bills clearer.” It wouldn’t be the only headache for Comcast yesterday. A “hardware issue” early in the morning resulted in outages across several markets including Texas and California, and people might have also had difficulty reaching Comcast by phone.

BIT OF FAME: There are many “influencer marketing” companies that purport to bring a level of automation and data to the process by which big brands pay internet celebrities to hawk their products. As CMO Today reports, Google just bought one of them, FameBit, for an undisclosed sum. Marketers use FameBit’s software to search among thousands of web creators to find which ones they should hire to fashion branded content. FameBit will operate independently and will continue connecting marketers to talent on a variety of platforms -- not just YouTube, but Instagram, Vine and more. Twitter made a similar move when it acquired influencer marketing firm Niche, eventually incorporating the firm into its sales team and pitch, as Recode notes.

Elsewhere

Samsung slashed its profit guidance as the fallout continued from its botched recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. Production of the phone has been permanently discontinued. [WSJ]

Megyn Kelly’s contract at Fox News expires next summer, and the Murdoch sons are working hard to keep their big star with the network in the wake of the Roger Ailes scandal. [Vanity Fair]

The BBC’s loss of hit show “The Great British Bake Off” to a rival network highlights mounting financial pressure at the “Beeb,” as the government phases out subsidies and viewers migrate elsewhere. [WSJ]

Michael Phelps signed a new sponsorship deal with Intel following the Olympics. The first spot makes light of Mr. Phelps’ death stare that went viral during the Games. [CMO Today]

Amazon is launching a new music streaming service to take on competitors like Spotify. Consumers who use the Amazon’s Echo speakers will pay $3.99 a month, less than half of what most rivals charge for a similar service. [WSJ]

CNN is launching a business news app based on Bleacher Report’s Team Stream sports app. It allows users to track companies and CEOs as they would sports teams. [Variety]

Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei has begun making high-profile hires for his new media startup, bringing on Fortune venture capital writer Dan Primack for the venture. [Recode]

Liz Heron has resigned as executive editor of the Huffington Post a year after joining the publisher. Ms. Heron was not named interim editor when founder Arianna Huffington stepped down in August. [Politico]

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